Can governments earn our trust? /

Some analysts have called distrust the biggest governmental crisis of our time. It is unquestionably a huge problem, undermining confidence in our elected institutions, shrinking social capital, slowing innovation and raising existential questions for democratic government itself. What's behind...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kettl, Donald F. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; Malden, Massachusetts : Polity Press, [2017]
Subjects:	Representative government and representation > Public opinion. Public administration > Public opinion. Trust > Political aspects. Social contract. Political alienation. Transparency in government. Public opinion > Political aspects. POLITICAL SCIENCE / General.

Table of Contents:

1. The Puzzle of Trust 2. The Case for Distrust 3. Earning Trust 4. Blocking Trust Afterword Further Reading.